Israelis in Orange County
Andrea Adelson
May 2, 2002
Violence in Israel, instead of creating community among the area\’s fragmented expatriates, generates emotional shockwaves that turn them into news junkies.
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May 2, 2002
The Public Opinion War
Michael J. Jordan
May 2, 2002
Now the Middle East conflict is also playing out in the American street. For months, pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian groups have demonstrated with some regularity in New York and other cities nationwide.
The Best Defense: U.S.A.
Steven L. Spiegel
May 2, 2002
The Jewish world is trembling. For the first time in decades, people are beginning to talk seriously about Israel\’s ability to survive.
Questioning Sharon
Adam Rubin
May 2, 2002
At a time when Israelis are afraid to step on a bus or go to a movie and Jews in Europe face burned synagogues and violent assaults, it is tempting to put aside our differences and criticisms in the name of the time-honored principal of kol Yisra\’el \’arevim zeh ba-zeh (all Jews are responsible for one another).
The Price of Unpopularity
Leslie Susser
May 2, 2002
Now, Israel\’s military success in its recent Operation Protective Wall has left it more internationally isolated than at any time since the 1982 Lebanon War.
Year Abroad?
Julie Wiener
May 2, 2002
After the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, David Novak reassessed his life and decided to become a rabbi.
My Mommy Dearest
J.D. Smith
May 2, 2002
I could paint a caricature of her as a Jewish mother stepping out of a Woody Allen movie or a Philip Roth novel, complaining and controlling in equal doses, but that\’s too easy.
Conservation and Appreciation
Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein
May 2, 2002
I learned of the Jewish slant on conservation on my first flight to Israel in my late teens.
The Sabra Kosher Gourmet
Mike Levy
May 2, 2002
Having studied abroad in Jerusalem between intifadas, I thought I had seen the attractions and sites of the land, but the ministry offered a view a student on a budget never imagined: Gourmet Israel, eight days of cutting-edge kosher restaurants and winery tours.
Give a Fig!
Janet Silver Ghent
May 2, 2002
One of the most memorable dishes I enjoyed in Israel was chicken-stuffed figs in tamarind sauce, at chef Moshe Basson\’s Eucalyptus restaurant in Jerusalem.
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